Improper Certificate Validation Affecting libcurl package, versions <0:7.76.1-4.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBCURL-1702401
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed14 Dec 2020

Introduced: 14 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-8286  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libcurl to version 0:7.76.1-4.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1693.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcurl package and not the libcurl package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

curl 7.41.0 through 7.73.0 is vulnerable to an improper check for certificate revocation due to insufficient verification of the OCSP response.

CVSS Base Scores

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